Thermies Make Excellent Stocking Stuffers - Now on Etsy!

My husband and I recently opened an Etsy shop. We both have a genuine love and appreciation for handmade items, crafts and gifts and since he is a designer and I love to sew we teamed up to create a line of uniquely designed, rice filled heat packs to keep feet warm and cozy on cold nights. They are called THERMIES! Shout it to all of your friends then rush over to Etsy to buy some!

We currently have the following categories of Thermies:

• Mischievous Cats
• Ninja / Lucha Libre
• Bugs / Insects
• Woodland Creatures
• Personalization
• Groups & Pairs
• Beautiful Birds

If you are searching for the perfect stocking stuffer or unique gift for a friend, family member, relative, child or co-worker, Thermies would be a great inexpensive choice. Regular sized Thermies are only $6.00 each and can be personalized for a truly special gift.

Photos are a sampling of some of the Thermies we offer but you can see the full line at www.etsy.com/shop/thermies We hope you stop by!

Sock Monkeys

When someone I know has a baby I usually make something for a gift instead of buying something. It's so much more personal and will be remembered long after the bibs and onesies are outgrown.

When my friend Amanda was having a baby girl and wanted me to make a sock monkey I cringed. I have always been turned off by the traditional red heel sock monkeys. They seem a bit scary to me but when I saw some modernized versions online I knew it could be cute. And cute they are!

I followed this pattern and found it to be an easy project. I got fun striped socks from the discounted bin at Target. You will definitely look at socks differently at the store if you have a sock monkey to make!

I didn't have any cotton stuffing laying around so I stuffed the monkeys with cotton balls. I knew a baby would be chewing on them and I wanted something safe. It worked great and the monkeys still have their shape today!